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    IDI Exhibit

    I was at the LA County Fair today and I went to look at the NHRA Motorsports Museum while I was there. Turns out they have a whole exhibit dedicated to Banks products, mostly for GM stuff, but I happened to see a display of a 7.3l IDI with the Banks Sidewinder System. This is the first time I've...
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    Pic test

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    Dorman vs Motorcraft vacuum pump?

    I've seen some similar threads on this, however, I'm torn on which one to buy. Other brands of vacuum pump are all reman requiring a core. Dorman pumps are brand new and they claim that they have "re-engineered the original needle bearing on the CAM which seizes, causing pump failure." The...
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    Comments from the ADS conference.

    Ironically, the majority of people I see out there rolling coal are driving fairly new trucks with a tuner that will make lots of soot. Not to long ago I saw a truck that was either a 6.4 or 6.7 leaving a huge trail of soot along with inevitable erratic driving. These videos of people rolling...
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    Newbie intro, and my new hotrod!

    Congrats, that is a clean truck. I was lucky to get mine with 64k original miles. The owner was a relative who purchased it new, so no question about the miles. In case it helps, Banks has the install guide for the early gen turbo that you have(my truck has the same turbo setup)...
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    So what are these trucks really worth?

    I think that in many instances trucks like ours are worth more to us that to anyone who might want to buy them. I regularly see people on craigslist trying to sell late 80's trucks in the $5k range. Those trucks also tend to be the ones still up for sale after 6 months. I've seen a few trucks...
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    Truck overheated due to bad tstat now no oil pressure

    Just a thought, when you say that your truck overheated, are you saying that's what they temp gauge told you? If so, that gauge can't really be trusted either. I know mine can be all over the place.
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    random throttle increase

    I have also experienced the same symptoms with a clogged fuel filter. Might want to check that if you haven't already.
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    So just how much does a turbo help? Pics too!

    I don't know how the truck performed before getting a turbo, but I know there must a been a considerable difference. Think of it this way: companies like Banks have been making turbo kits for these trucks since the 80's (mine happens to have one from the 80's). There was a demand turbos even...
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    We are famous!

    The forum here deserves recognition. After joining, I was taken aback at how helpful everyone was, how quick people were to answer questions and the patience of when someone asks the same question for the 100th time. I'm sure we give rockauto a lot of business too.
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    Intermittent stiff brake pedal - vacuum pump going bad?

    Well I went to Harbor Freight and got a vacuum gauge. I connected it directly to the line coming from the pump and from a cold start it was reading ~15in-Hg at idle and once it warmed up it was up to ~23in-Hg at idle. Revving the engine up would make it go up to 26in-Hg almost immediately. At...
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    Intermittent stiff brake pedal - vacuum pump going bad?

    I do have a good brake pedal the first time I hit the brakes, if I hit them several times repeatedly I get a stiffer pedal, and the pedal actually doesn't go very low after doing so, it moves much less than normal.
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    Intermittent stiff brake pedal - vacuum pump going bad?

    Recently I have began to notice that the brake pedal seems a stiff every once in a while. Today I saw the brake light illuminate briefly. It seems like this symptom could be either a issue with the booster or the vacuum pump, I suspect the vacuum pump because I replaced the booster about a year...
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    Look what I bought

    This is the 1986 F-Series sales brochure. I saw in on ebay so I bought it. No particular reason for getting it other than I think it's cool to see all the options when these trucks were sold as well as the specs.
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    $37.+ for a thermostat & gasket!?

    Rockauto has a Motorcraft thermostat & gasket for $16. Don't feel bad returning parts, I have done it a number of times when I realize I could have bought something cheaper elsewhere or a better quality part.
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    Blower switch question

    That is my understanding as well, although I have read that with some resistors, they can lose speeds one at a time. I don't know if the resistors in our trucks would fail like that or not. If they do, I might actually have a Low and High speed instead of Low and Medium. I will definitely...
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    Blower switch question

    Since I got my A/C fixed 2 weeks ago, and actually been able to enjoy it, I noticed that it seems like the blower is only running at two speeds. According to the manual it looks like I should have a Low, Medium and High speed. Well, I know for sure it runs at the low speed, and the medium speed...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Took the truck to get the A/C looked at. Turned out it just needed a charge of R12 and it ended up costing me just under $150. Not bad at all considering now I have a nice cool A/C. I was kind of expecting other stuff to be wrong with it, but I guess I lucked out. Also the A/C guy told me I...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Well, my truck has been sitting for the past few weeks and was looking pretty dusty so I took it to the self wash today. Since I live in an apartment complex, I have nowhere else to wash it. The paint on my truck is peeling in various places so I never really give it a true wash, more like just...
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    thinking of making this event a "west coast" GTG.......

    7/26 will work for me. If that day works for everyone else, consider me there along with my rig.
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    thinking of making this event a "west coast" GTG.......

    Was there anyone that was interested in doing this GTG? I see enough members here from SoCal that I don't see why we couldn't make it happen.
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    Socal Craigslist find '86 F350 CC dually

    Agreed. Usually when I see ads like that, it takes a few weeks for the price to get reasonable.
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    Socal Craigslist find '86 F350 CC dually

    Not a bad looking truck. Wish I could afford it. http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/4485555511.html
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    08 Front End Conversion, B-E-A-utiful

    Okay so I can understand that maybe someone might have a reason to want a 08 Front End on an old truck, but what I can't understand is why would they go through all that trouble have have it look like that? They didn't even bother to make custom fenders or modify the hood to fit the grille. At...
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    So what did you do with your truck today?

    That's what I was thinking. I tell you, I have had the worst luck when it comes to letting people borrow my vehicles. :eek:

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